Community Calendar

Wayne Art Center is delighted to celebrate its 18th Annual Plein Air Festival, bringing a dynamic lineup of gallery tours, artist talks and live demonstrations to the local community. Following a highly successful Collectors’ Preview & Sale on May 9, the center's galleries are now filled with nearly 300 spectacular, original paintings that celebrate the unique charm, historic architecture, and lush landscapes of the regional countryside. All the artwork is on view throughout Wayne Art Center’s extensive galleries and is for sale through June 20, 2026.

The Gallery at Mercer County Community College is hosting the Mercer County Artists Exhibition through July 1 .

This annual juried exhibition showcases the remarkable talent thriving within our local community. Each year, artists who live, work, or study in Mercer County are invited to submit their work for a chance to be featured at the West Windsor Campus Gallery and receive several distinguished honors, including Best in Show, Juror's Choice, and the prestigious Mercer County Culture and Heritage Commission Purchase Award.

This year's event drew nearly 200 submissions, with 30 pieces by 27 distinct artists selected for display. The works are a vibrant and dynamic mix of size and media, ranging from traditional painting and drawing, to printmaking, ceramic and other mixed media works, highlighting the diverse voices and creative depth of Mercer County's artistic community.

Sponsors are the Mercer County Culture and Heritage Commission and Blick Art Materials. The 2026 juror was Elizabeth Massa.

The exhibit can be viewed during the Gallery's regular hours:

Monday/Wednesday 12:00PM - 6:00PM

Tuesday/Thursday 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Friday 12:00PM - 4:00PM

The Cape May Music Festival presents Midday Music & More at the Washington Inn, 801 Washington St. The afternoon features a stirring classical music performance over a superb lunch at the historic Washington Inn, presented by Friends of the Cape May Music Festival, featuring Eliot Bailen, Susan Rotholz and Jed Gaylin.

Friday, June 12 at 7pm & Sunday, June 14 at 4pm – Soprano Toni Marie Palmertree returns to the Princeton Festival fresh from performing at the Metropolitan Opera as the tragic Cio-Cio San to repeat the role at the Princeton Festival with tenor Victor Starsky portraying Pinkerton. Stage direction by Eve Summer, scenic design by Blair Mielnick, and score performed by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra conducted by music director Rossen Milanov. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: start at $45 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); please note that this production contains mature themes and is not recommended for youth under the age of 13. Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org/festival or 609-497-0020.

Dates, times, artists, and programs subject to change. Please note that this production contains mature themes and is not recommended for youth under the age of 13.

Theater to Go

"Oh, the thinks you can think' when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in a magical, musical extravaganza! The Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant take you on a journey from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the World of the Who’s—and a little boy with a big imagination proves that a person is a person, no matter how small.

Fri. Jun. 5 & 12 at 8pm                                                                   
Sat. June 6 & 13 at 2pm
Sun. June 7 & 14 at 2pm

Wayne Art Center is delighted to celebrate its 18th Annual Plein Air Festival, bringing a dynamic lineup of gallery tours, artist talks and live demonstrations to the local community. Following a highly successful Collectors’ Preview & Sale on May 9, the center's galleries are now filled with nearly 300 spectacular, original paintings that celebrate the unique charm, historic architecture, and lush landscapes of the regional countryside. All the artwork is on view throughout Wayne Art Center’s extensive galleries and is for sale through June 20, 2026.

The exhibition Through Your Eyes, In My Mind explores the ways in which one’s identity is created through their experiences. Illustrated by a series of personal narratives, the installation examines how self-perception is informed by external forces, such as relationship to mental health, gender identity, or religious background. It showcases works by Mercer County Community College photography students and alumni, inviting viewers to reflect on their own relationship to identity.

Participating artists are Gigi Wilburn, Dani Paglione, Benj Nelson, Elizabeth Barrett, Pepper Smith and Julia Colonna.

An Opening Reception will be held Tuesday June 9.

This is the third show conceived, curated, and installed by the Gallery Club which is lead by its president, Julia Colonna, and currently consists of the artists participating in this show. This show, and the two previous shows, are a testament to the dedication of the gallery club’s members to the artist community of Trenton and to their desire to not only pursue their work, but to also learn the invaluable life-skill of collaborating and forming community, a skill that will serve them well long after MCCC.

The Gallery is open 9 am to 7 pm Monday - Thursday from and Saturday 10 am - 4 pm on Saturday. Closed on Holidays

Savor a delicious jazz brunch with Paula Johns at the phenomenal Shore Club. Paula is an accomplished cabaret singer and jazz vocalist who hails from Philadelphia. She is often compared to Ella Fitzgerald, and some of the great contemporaries of that era, but Paula brings her own distinctive panache to each song she sings, featuring songs from The Great American Songbook, including Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Jobim, Bacharach and others.

Theater to Go

"Oh, the thinks you can think' when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in a magical, musical extravaganza! The Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant take you on a journey from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the World of the Who’s—and a little boy with a big imagination proves that a person is a person, no matter how small.

Fri. Jun. 5 & 12 at 8 pm                                                                   
Sat. June 6 & 13 at 2 pm
Sun. June 7 & 14 at 2 pm

WBGO presents All That Jazz, a unique series showcasing some of the genre’s most talented and respected performers! This month features multi-instrumentalist Vincent Ingala, back by popular demand! This series is a partnership between UCPAC and Smooth Jazz NJ.

Enjoy an evening of smooth jazz, beginning in the WBGO Piano Lounge. Come early to enjoy cocktails and live piano music from the phenomenal Leonieke Scheuble on the Fazioli piano before the performance – doors open one hour before showtime.